Dabo 3-tier desktop framework for data-aware apps

[Mark D]

john fabiani <jfabiani at yolo.com> wrote in message news:<jMxoc.47714$762.6724 at newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> John J. Lee wrote:
> > john fabiani <jfabiani at yolo.com> writes:
> > [...]
> > 
> >>I also have not discovered the way to print reports or any routines
> >>that will generate the detail bands etc...  But I have faith that they
> >>are out there.  I really hope that I don't have to hand code reports.
> > 
> > 
> > 'Report' is a fairly broad concept.  It sounds like 'report' means
> > something quite specific to a VFP-er, though.  If so, what would that
> > be?
> > 
> > 
> > John
> Big subject reports -  in VFP we have a visual way to create printed 
> reports.  Normally, the report is associated with data (a cursor).  The 
> report form program loops thru the cursor and outputs the data to the 
> report form to be printed either to the screen or a printer.  The visual 
> report editor allows the programmer to work with bands (detail,group, 
> title, summary and several others).  If you have worked with other 
> report writers they generally work the same way.  In a broad sense it's 
> sort like working with a forms editor (boa).  The report information is 
> kept in a table and a report program reads the table to generate the 
> output to the printer (along with the data).  I think this how pyQT 
> works to generate a window but pyQT uses a glade file (I think). 
> Anyway, at the moment I don't have a way to send data to a printer.
> 
> I'm guessing but I bet that simple text can be sent to a printer using 
> Python (looping of course).  But in today's world most users want 
> graphics along with the data.  Like an invoice with a logo, boxes around 
> the bill to and ship to, along with column lines.  So I'm hoping that 
> someone has at least started a project to print reports.
> 
> 
> John


Regarding reporting.
I am new to python and have similar questions. I have briefly looked
at www.reportlab.org and found their "Platypus" module very
interesting and simple for creating PDF documents. A comprehnsive
document framework is offered. With just a few lines of code you are
able to generate professional reports. Handling tabular data via is
also very easy.
Have a look.

Mark
ps: first post (hope no blunders)